Hitman: Absolution Trademark Filing By Square Enix

There have been some isolated signs of life from the Hitman franchise in the past few months, the most significant of which was probably the ARG that even revealed a few images, but at this point the franchise has been out of the public eye so long it may take a bit more to bring it back. So how about a trademark filing, those are always fun?

It’s filed in Europe under “video game software” and it’s got the word Absolution in it, so there’s a good chance Agent 47 might not only turn to exclusively killing bad guys for a change, but if gritty reboots of action heroes like Max Payne and Sam Fisher are any indication, even grow a full head of hair. Unfortunately , the ARG pictures still show him with the well-polished dome he’s been sporting for four games now. Come on, Eidos, at least give him a bit of stubble to shave off in a montage.